small shells,
a found marble,
soft sea glass and
a tiny cut crystal
Objects in a blue and white porcelain dish
Tag Archives: nature
I believe in you
Be free, be strong, be smart, be kind,
be independent and know that I believe in you.
Clematis
A casual summer conversation many years ago:
Me: “Your chlamydia is beautiful.”
Neighbor (with a slight stammer): “Thank you.”
New
The fog lifts and the day begins anew.
Things I love that are orange (a very small list)
mandarins and
marigolds,
the setting sun,
and creamsicles
Summer Porch Ledge
A porch ledge on a warm June night beckons with sparkling secrets
that only small, twinkling lights can keep. Charming all winged
creatures and telling fantastic midnight tales of adventure,
their hypnotic spell weaves in and out of green ivy dreams.
Hot Pink Rose
If I were a smallish pixie, I’d wear you as a hat.
To Grow
days of rain
and days of sun—
we must have both
Parenting
I lifted you so that you would learn to lift yourself.
I listended to you so that you would learn to listen to your own voice.
I carried you so that you would know when to carry others.
I loved you so that you would rain love generously on
all that grows around you with a yearning thirst.
Fleeting Moment
Sweet, little babies…
the teen girls wrap you in blanketed warmth,
holding you like soft treasures in the sand.
My mother takes the light one and strokes its
head against her cheek. We speak softly,
the red light warming our hands.
This is a fleeting moment lasting under five minutes,
which I will remember long after the day ends
and the moment passes.
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